If your plants haven’t been thriving (barring the hot, dry summer), could it be grasshoppers? They just took out my two hyacinth beans. Could it be provenance? Steve Bieberich from the Sunshine Farm and Nursery in Clinton, OK discussed ‘Provenance’ in the August 18th’ Shackelford Webinar Series.
Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 4 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced OR ½ red onion, thinly sliced 1/3 cup red pepper jelly 2 tablespoons white vinegar OR hot sauce 2 tablespoons neutral oil Kosher salt and ground black pepper 15½-ounce can black-eyed peas OR kidney beans OR black beans, rinsed and drained 3 cups shredded cooked chicken Stir together the scallions, jelly, vinegar, oil, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Add the beans, stir and let stand for about 10 minutes.
1½ cups cherry or grape tomatoes, roughly chopped 5 tablespoons lime juice, divided, plus lime wedges, to serve Kosher salt 2 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths 1 Anaheim chili, stemmed, seeded, cut into rough 1-inch pieces 1 habanero chili, stemmed and seeded 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1½ cups lightly packed fresh cilantro, divided 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and chopped Four 6-ounce center-cut salmon fillets (each 1 to 1¼ inches thick), patted dry 1 tablespoon grapeseed or other neutral oil 2 tablespoons salted butter In a medium bowl, toss the tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the lime juice and a pinch of salt. Set aside.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Monday released pop star Gulsen from jail but placed her on house arrest as she awaits trial on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” for a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools. Last week, the 46-year-old singer and songwriter, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, was taken away from her home in Istanbul for questioning, and ordered arrested and jailed pending a trial.
LONDON (AP) — Above all, there was shock. That’s the word people use over and over again when they remember Princess Diana’s death in a Paris car crash 25 years ago this week.
Dusan Stojanovic Associated Press PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — The worst drought in Europe in decades has not only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as its water levels have dropped. In the middle of the mighty river separating Serbia and Romania near the Serbian port of Prahovo, a rusty hull, a broken mast where the swastika flag used to fly, an upper deck where a command bridge used to be, a barrel that could have been holding fuel — or even explosive materials — lean on a pebblestone dune that has emerged from the water.
Samya Kullab Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s long-running power struggle between rival Shiite camps devolved into bloody street violence this week – the culmination of months of simmering tensions and a political vacuum. For 24 hours, loyalists of powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr transformed the country’s government Green Zone into a front line, trading fire with security forces and rival militias, and bringing the capital to a standstill.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as inflation moderated and gas prices fell.
Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed salvos at each other Tuesday in the latest round of legal filings over the billionaire Tesla CEO’s efforts to rescind his offer to buy the social media platform. Musk filed more paperwork to terminate his agreement to buy Twitter, this time based on information in a whistleblower complaint filed by Twitter’s former head of security.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite a weakening economy and high inflation.